Fire at Delhi IGI airport, emergency declared for Air India Delhi-Bangalore flight

Written By Varnika Srivastava | Updated: May 17, 2024, 07:59 PM IST

According to the report, an emergency was declared due to a possible fire in the air conditioning unit.

At approximately 5:52 p.m., an Air India flight 807 from Delhi to Bangalore was placed under full emergency at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi due to a reported fire in the AC unit. On board were 175 passengers. But, the aircraft made a safe landing at approximately 6:38 p.m.

According to the report, an emergency was declared due to a possible fire in the air conditioning unit.

 Alternative plans are being made for the passengers to fly to Bengaluru, an airline official informed PTI. An A321 aircraft was used for the flight, according to information found on the flight tracking website flightradar24.